A Wall Street veteran is teaming up with Victor Cruz and Draymond Green to launch a tech accelerator for startups in an unlikely city — Flint

100K VenturesMembers of the 100K team with entrepreneurs in Flint, Michigan.

Robert Wolf, a former top Wall Street executive and fundraiser for former President Barack Obama, is bringing together a group of industry leaders, high-profile athletes, journalists, and entrepreneurs to launch an accelerator for startups.

The new accelerator group, named 100K Ventures, will focus on assisting startups in Flint, Michigan, a town that became known for its crisis with lead-contaminated water.

A veteran Wall Street executive is bringing together a group of industry leaders, top athletes, notable journalists, and entrepreneurs to launch an accelerator that invests in startups in a city not widely known for tech entrepreneurs: Flint, Michigan.

“We’ve all seen and read the sad and tragic stories of what has happened in Flint,” said Soledad O’Brien, a former CNN anchor who’s a founding member of 100K Ventures. “The truth about Flint is that it’s a city with a deep history of innovation, including the very beginnings of the auto boom in this country. My partners and I believe that with some time and effort that spark can be reignited.”

Over time, 100K Ventures aims to expand the accelerator platform to other underserved communities in this country, the announcement said.